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MARADMIN 490/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/LPM-1//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2000//
REF/A/MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/150156ZMAY01//
REF/B/CMC LPC-1/1FEB01//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 126/01 REQUESTING FY01 NOMINATIONS FOR THE
SUBJECT AWARDS PROGRAM. REF B IS MCO 1650.45 ON LOGISTICS AWARDS//
POC/D. KEELER/LTCOL/LPC-1/DSN:225-9051
/E-MAIL:KEELERDE@HQMC.USMC.MIL//
RMKS/1. IN RESPONSE TO THE REFERENCES, NUMEROUS NOMINATIONS WERE
RECEIVED AT HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (LPC) FOR THE 2000 MARINE
CORPS LOGISTICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS. ALL NOMINEES IN EACH OF THE FOUR
CATEGORIES EPITOMIZED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF THE MARINE CORPS
LOGISTICS COMMUNITY AND ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED. A PANEL OF
OFFICERS, SNCO'S, AND CIVILIAN MARINES SELECTED THE AWARD WINNERS
BASED ON THEIR EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DURING CALENDER YEAR 2000.
2. CMC CONGRATULATES:
OFFICER LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- CAPT JOHN S. BOYCE 9TH ESB, 3D FSSG
FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS
DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS THE MARINE EXPEDITIONARY CAMP MU JUK SUPPORT
DETACHMENT OIC, OCHON, REPUBLIC OF KOREA; 9TH ESB, 3D FSSG,
MARFORPAC. HE PERFORMED HIS DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY
PROFESSIONAL MANNER BY PROVIDING CONTINUOUS LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
THROUGHOUT 12 MAJOR EXERCISES AND DEPLOYMENTS INVOLVING OVER 4300
PERSONNEL DURING A 290-DAY TIMEFRAME.
ENLISTED LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- GYSGT JOHN SCOTT 7TH MARINES,
1STMARDIV, FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING AS THE LOGISTICS
CHIEF, MSSG-15 AND THE LOGISTICS CHIEF, 7TH MARINES. HE WAS THE
PRINCIPLE COORDINATOR OF DIRECT SUPPORT TO A MARINE EXPEDITIONARY
UNIT OF OVER 1800 MARINES AND SAILORS. HE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO
THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF FOUR REAL WORLD SUPPORT MISSIONS
CONDUCTED BY THE 15TH MEU, INCLUDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
OPERATIONS IN EAST TIMOR AS WELL AS COMBINED AND JOINT OPERATIONS IN
KUWAIT, QATAR, AND OMAN DURING OPERATIONS EAGER MACE, EASTERN
MAVERICK, AND SEA SOLDIER.
CIVILIAN LOGISTICIAN OF THE YEAR- MR. RICHARD FIELDING MARCORSYSCOM
FOR OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS A LOGISTICS
MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER-ENGINEERS,
MARCORSYSCOM. HIS EXCEPTIONAL MANAGEMENT ABILITIES RESULTED IN
SUBSTANTIAL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE COST AVOIDANCES FOR THE
OPERATING FORCES. IN ADDITION, HE OVERSAW PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPLEX LOGISTICS PROGRAMS FOR CRADLE-TO-GRAVE
LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT.
LOGISTICS UNIT/ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR- MARINE WING SUPPORT
SQUADRON 371, 3DMAW FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN THE EXECUTION
OF LOGISTICS AND AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT. THE MARINES AND SAILORS
OF MWSS-371 PURSUED NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE COMMAND'S
OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY AND READINESS FOR COMBAT. THE SQUADRON
EXECUTED OVER TWENTY DEPLOYMENTS OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL OPERATING
AREA, TO INCLUDE A HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE PROJECT IN DJIBOUTI,
AFRICA. DESPITE THE INCREASE IN OPERATIONAL TEMPO, THE SQUADRON
ALSO IMPLEMENTED NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS OF PROVIDING RESPONSIVE
AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT TO MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP-13, MARINE
WEAPONS AND TACTICS SQUADRON-1 AND 3DMAW SQUADRON DEPLOYED TO
YUMA TRAINING AREA.
3. DATE AND LOCATION OF AWARD PRESENTATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A
LATER DATE.
4. POC AT HQMC IS LTCOL KEELER (LPC-1), DSN 225-9051,
COMM (703)695-51 OR E-MAIL KEELERDE@HQMC.USMC.MIL.//
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